The Courage to Connect and the Wisdom to Disconnect QUICKLY

Jun 22

The Courage to Connect and the Wisdom to Disconnect QUICKLY

I am single. Have been “officially” since 1993, the 8-year debacle with Completely Clueless notwithstanding. It’s been 5 years now since that ended in a blaze of glory (quite literally – the house burned down, too) and in the time since I have gone from completely swearing off men to now considering that there may be some guy out there worth...

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Diggety-Dang DVR Leaves Me Hangin’ Again!

Sep 27

Diggety-Dang DVR Leaves Me Hangin’ Again!

pittsburgh_steelers_logoFor the 3rd time in a row, my DVR has left me hangin'. Not funny. Particularly when it's my Steeler games it's leavin' me hangin' with...

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Why I Don’t Read Romance Novels (…Anymore)

Sep 02

Why I Don’t Read Romance Novels (…Anymore)

I promised a rant on the one bitch I have about the Twilight books. Today, you get it. I know...I know...two posts in one day. Sheesh... But first, let me tell you what I really LIKED about the Twilight books. It's the same thing I like about Disney/Pixar movies:

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Facebook: The Swimsuit Edition

Jun 26

Facebook: The Swimsuit Edition

Social networking is great for reconnecting with old friends and distant family members, and even for making new business contacts, and I do all of that with it. But there is a humbling downside to it – at least on Facebook, anyway: Your ‘friends’ can post pictures of you, tag you in those pictures and share them with all their friends – and...

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9 Fingers Are Enough for Me

Apr 10

I’m considering having one of my fingers amputated. Truth be told – I’m considering amputating it right now – myself. Like the dumbass that I can be (though less and less often, these days – thankfully) I ripped a hangnail out of my left ring finger last weekend. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. I know better. Truly, I do. Nonetheless, now...

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Real Reform Now…Or Not

Oct 02

Real Reform Now…Or Not

The other day, Nancy left a comment on my post “Bailout Plans Chap My Ass” as follows: Hey Suzanne, you’re right on. Here’s a clip from Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur that speaks to this dilemma perfectly (and offers the first cogent solutions I’ve heard yet.) I hope they act on this! It won’t fix everything (maybe nothing can, now) — but it...

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Bailout Plans Chap My Ass

Sep 30

Bailout Plans Chap My Ass

Yeah, I said it. Here’s why. Seven years ago, I had a retirement account valued at over $250K…that’s a quarter of a MILLION smackers, folks. I was sittin’ pretty. It was all in stock options of the company I worked for, and in February or so of 1999, set to give birth in May to my youngest, I cashed out a few of them and got myself completely...

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I’ve Had Just About Enough

Sep 15

I’ve Had Just About Enough

For the first time in my adult life, I’m paying attention to the election process with more than a yada-yada-yada attitude. Here are three things I’ve had just about enough of in this election. People saying Obama’s experience as a community leader leaves him lacking as a Presidential candidate. Really, now. That’s a good one! Come on, folks...

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Pancaked Ta-Tas for Breakfast

Jul 18

Pancaked Ta-Tas for Breakfast

I had my annual mammogram bright and early this morning and oh what an experience it was. Knowing that misery loves company I want to promote annual breast cancer screenings, I planned ahead and took my digital camera with me with the idea of taking a picture of one of my scans to use as the image for this post. Not that I need to have my ta-tas on display, but...

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Economic Stimulus, My Ass

May 10

I don’t know about the rest of you, but it seems to me that those Economic Stimulus checks Georgie is passing out need to be saved for use at the gas pumps here directly if we want to go anywhere by any other means than on foot. Granted, here in Tulsa, we have the lower end of the scale of gas prices, but we always have (at least as long as I’ve lived...

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